Most temple towns in India have such spaces that offer free food to devotees to promote a bond between people from various parts of the country sharing common beliefs
Here are five community kitchens that serve free meals in popular temple towns of India that you must know about.
Jagannath Temple, Puri, Odisha
Rasoi Ghara of Jagannatha Temple in Puri, Odisha is the largest sattvic kitchen in the world that serves 56 foods, made without onion, chilies, potato, and garlic, to Lord Krishna.
Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab
Langar (Guru ka Langar) is a community kitchen in Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab. Being the largest community kitchen in the world, the meals here are vegetarian.
Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, Shirdi, Maharashtra
Prasadalaya is the name of the community kitchen inside the premises of the Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, Shirdi, Maharashtra. According to Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, more than 2 tonnes of rice is cooked every day.
Akshardham Temple, Delhi
The community kitchen in Akshardham Temple prepares 4,000 meals in a day. The premise of the temple also features a vegetarian restaurant, called Premvati Food Court.
Vaishno Devi Temple, Katra, Jammu & Kashmir
Around 3 km, on the Tarakote route, from the starting point of the journey to Vaishno Devi Temple is a community kitchen where devotees can enjoy authentic flavours of the Dogra cuisine.